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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday drew a hard line against quickly blaming the government in the midst of a tragedy – in this case, the deadly floods in Texas.

“Many Democrat elected officials are trying to turn this into a political game; it is not,” Leavitt said, amid suggestions linking the tragedy to Trump’s cuts to the National Weather Service.

She added: “I just do think those comments are depraved and despicable, especially when so many Americans are mourning the loss of their children.”

Less than 24 hours before Leavitt’s comments, though, it was her boss, Trump, who was levying blame – not on the incumbent government, but the previous one.

“If you look at that water situation, that was really the Biden setup,” Trump said.

Trump quickly clarified that he wasn’t actually blaming Biden – he cited the historic nature of the floods – but there is no question he was attempting to shift potential responsibility for any government missteps to his predecessor.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 46 minutes ago

Fucking pathetic.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 hour ago

I guess he's too old to blame his dad.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 hours ago

Ahh yes, Squeaky Clean Donald, never his fault anything happens. Who ate the blueberry pie? Donald, his face covered in blueberry remains, immediately says "Joe Biden did it!". Who set the house on fire? Donald, gas can in hand, blames Hillary. Who killed the goose that laid the golden egg? Donald, a bloody mess, says the Democrats must've done it.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

How long will any given problem be Biden's fault?

I think I know the answer...

[–] [email protected] 15 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

They blame Obama on things that Trump has explicitly caused.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Which is a shame, because there's plenty of legitimate things to blame Obama for. Muddying the waters like that actually helps to whitewash his legacy.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 14 hours ago

^Thanks^ ^Obama^

[–] [email protected] 48 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Felon rapist blames someone else?

You don't say.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 hour ago

TRAITOR/Felon/Rapist.

Never forget that he is the most prolific Traitor in American history, worse than ALL other American traitors, COMBINED.

TRAITOR should always come first.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 18 hours ago

I just do think those comments are depraved and despicable

Know what's actually despicable? You're "government" who cut all the funding that would help with situation like this

[–] [email protected] 3 points 18 hours ago

It's always the same: "We can't take because we're busy focusing on the issue at hand" —> "We can't talk because we're busy investigating the problem" —> "Why are you talking about old news, we're focused on something else that's more important".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 19 hours ago

Danke Merkel

[–] [email protected] 15 points 19 hours ago

Narcissists gonna narcisize 🤷‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 7 points 21 hours ago

A narc doesn't know how to admit fault.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 21 hours ago

To do otherwise would require an act of cognitive reasoning. This Cheeto-in-charge isn’t capable of that.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

If you want to find out who's to blame for a tragedy, you need look no further than who's saying "don't make it about politics." They know.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 21 hours ago

Just pathetic. I would expect nothing less from the Orange Turd and his MAGAts.

[–] [email protected] 121 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

If your admin still isn’t in control after six+ months, you’re admitting that you’re incompetent.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Oh, sweet innocent child.

Back after 9/11/2001 the GOP pushed two ideas at once. First, that Bill Clinton had missed numerous opportunities to go after bin-Ladn, and that Bush Jr. had only been in office for nine months and couldn't have know what a threat bin-Ladn was.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 hour ago

The Bush administration blamed EVERYTHING on Clinton, until he got elected and Hurricane Katrina hit, with the most astonishingly incompetent governmental response to a natural disaster in history.

At some point, Bush tried to blame Clinton for it, after two Bush elections, and all of America laughed it him. It was quite clear that blaming a natural disaster in president who had been out of office for more than a term, was considered pathetic by EVERYONE. Bush never got away with blaming Clinton again.

If Hurricane Katrina had hit before the 2004 election, Bush would have lost.

It is up to us to tie EVERY failed policy to HitlerPig, no exceptions. Don't let them blame their standard Democrat boogeymen, make them own it all.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 17 hours ago

It's just emotions. The words conservatives pick are just to satisfy their emotions. Facts don't matter. They are like children. Failures of people. They shouldn't be allowed to make decisions of import.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

It’s despicable when kids die from floods but when they die from guns? Eh who fucking cares

[–] [email protected] 4 points 19 hours ago

Don't be fooled by the fake concern and care from the right; they don't give a shit and kids period.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 21 hours ago

Pretty much the same thing happened on the Guadalupe in 1987. We've kicked this can down the road for a generation.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 21 hours ago

BIG SHOCKER

[–] [email protected] 111 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

Zero accountability. That'll be the hallmark of this disaster of an administration. The buck stops here, when it's really a dollar. Otherwise, it's not my fault.